TOTAL INVOLVEMENT IN YOUR YOGA PRACTICE

Inherent in most systems of calisthenics is the need to execute many quick repetitions of the exercises, huff puff, perspire and experience general discomfort and fatigue. Often it is only at the point of complete exhaustion that many women feel they have benefited from their workout.â But meaningful exercise, which I define in terms of methodical body manipulation, need contain none of the above. Indeed, the Yoga session is designed to be a highly pleasurable experience in which, as you now know, the exact opposites are true. That is, the movements are performed in relaxing, slow motion with very few repetitions, no strain should ever be felt and the practice sessions leave you feeling eYoga and it is this point that we now wish to impress strongly on the student. Throughout the Yoga practice session we attempt to fix the consciousness fully on all movements of the exercises and not allow it to wander. We become totally involved in what we are doing. You must feel what is happening in your organism, especially during the holding periods; learn to feel the stretching, become the stretch and do not run away from it; feel the stimulation; feel the release of energy within you; feel the relaxation. If you perceive that your attention is wandering, bring it back, gently but firmly to what you are doing. Before beginning each day’s exercises remind yourself of this procedure.
The practice of (leep concentration on the movements, excluding all interfering thoughts, results in a pronounced increase in the effectiveness of the exercises. Later, upon completion of the day’s exercises, you will be instructed to sit very quietly for a brief period and become aware, to the greatest degree possible, of what is transpiring within you.
[gallery ids=""]Baby-Led Weaning is the process of adding complementary foods to a baby’s breast milk or formula diet. It bypasses the typical stage of pureed foods and instead allows baby to eat the same foods her parents are eating, just in finger-food size. But what about choking!?! you might exclaim When babies naturally start reaching for foods on their parents’ plates, this is an indicator that they are physically and developmentally ready to eat solids. A baby should be able to sit up on her own, hold her head up with good neck control, and should be babbling. These are signs that the baby has the muscular development necessary to manipulate food in her mouth, and is a sign that internally, her gastrointestinal system is mature enough to accept food other than milk. In addition, a baby may gag on a food without actually choking on it. The gag reflex is a warning that food is getting too close to the trachea (breathing pipe) and helps the baby manipulate the food into a better chewing position.